[AusNOG] Less than 10% of IPv4 Addresses Remain Unallocated

[Mark Smith]

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:15:38 +1000
Noel Butler <noel.butler at ausics.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 2010-01-23 at 19:00 +1030, Tom Lanyon wrote:
> 
> 
> >It's still just another cost to the ISP. If transit prices increased for an ISP then they would 
> 
> > (most likely) pass that cost on to the end-user; in that case, the
> end-user would probably have the option to move to a plan which ? 
> 
> Everything is a cost to an ISP, this is broadband everyone gets  a "24/7
> on" service, there is no excuse to be charging people extra for a static
> IP,s  leta lone ipv4,but i know fully well some marketing depts out
> there are going " Oh goody goody I see  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$"
> 
> That sadly is human nature
> 
> 

Sounds like you haven't worked for an ISP, as you don't seem to know
much about how one operates. Maybe you shouldn't be subscribed to this
list?

> 
> > If the cost to provide an IPv4 address goes up, surely that should be passed on the same, and the alternate option for the end-user is to move to a plan which doesn't incur that resource cost (ie. one using IPv6 instead).
> > 
> 
> Why would they go up? is this real estate now, where ripping people off
> is the norm when there i a lack of supply.. profiting I believe they
> call it :)
> 
> 
> --
> Kind Regards,
> SSA Noel Butler
> L.C.P No. 251002 
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